Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny

Shabbat Teaching: Tazria-Metzora 5781 Shabbat Afternoon Beyond the Gender Binary

April 10th, 2021  |  32 mins 25 secs

Rabbi Hillary Chorny's Shabbath Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on April 10, 2021.

Shabbath Teaching: Tzav/Shabbat HaGadol

March 27th, 2021  |  26 mins 54 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Rebecca Schatz 's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on March 27, 2021.

Shabbat Teaching: Tzav

March 20th, 2021  |  23 mins 55 secs

Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on March 20, 2021.

Shabbath : Parshat Vayikra

March 20th, 2021  |  18 mins 32 secs

Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Rebecca Schat'z Shabbat Teachings at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on March 20, 2021.

Passover Prep 2021: Annual Haggadah Slam

March 18th, 2021  |  1 hr 34 mins

Rabbis from B’nai David Judea and IKAR join Temple Beth Am rabbis sharing interesting angles of Passover learning to use for your Seder.

The podcast includes 3 sessions:

• Magid for Passover in 2021 with Rav Yosef Kanefsky (B’nai David Judea), Rabbi Sharon Brous (IKAR) and Rabbi Adam Kligfeld (Temple Beth Am)
• Arbah Banim: The 4 Children Speaking Torah with Rabbanit Alissa Thomas Newborn (B’nai David Judea) and Rabbi Rebecca Schatz (Temple Beth Am)
• B'nei H orin: The Aches and Joys of Freedom with Rabbi David Kasher (IKAR) and Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny (Temple Beth Am)

These sessions took place via Zoom on March 18, 2021.

Passover Prep 2021: Tal

March 17th, 2021  |  53 mins 20 secs

From parody to poetry, from Trope to Tal, Cantor Chorny takes you on a tour of Passover music and liturgy as it’s evolved from medieval manuscripts to A Cappella viral videos.

Are You Coming Back? - A Personal Conversation About The Jewish Future With Rabba Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez

March 15th, 2021  |  47 mins 57 secs

In this wide ranging conversation, Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny talks with Rabba Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez, an engaging Jewish educator, dynamic programmer, and passionate community builder. Rabbi Melissa works to ensure that our Jewish communal organizations are more intentional - more intentionally Jewish, more intentionally diverse, more intentionally equitable.

Rabba Melissa currently serves as the Manager of the Jewish Camp Initiative at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and the Clergy Advisory Chair for MACoM (Metro Atlanta Community Mikvah). She was also amongst the first cohort of women in the Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta’s ACT: Agents of Change Training fellowship and is now a trustee of the fund. (Rabba Melissa is also involved in a number of other local, regional, and national projects.)

Rabba Melissa received semikha (rabbinic ordination) from Yeshivat Maharat in 2018 and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Illinois in 2006. She has also learned intensively at Nishmat and Pardes in Jerusalem and worked for JEWISHcolorado, JCC Manhattan, Hillel International, and Global Day of Jewish Learning.

Passover Prep 2021: Liturgy/Torah Reading

March 10th, 2021  |  50 mins 3 secs

From parody to poetry, from Trope to Tal, Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny takes you on a tour of Passover music and liturgy as it’s evolved from medieval manuscripts to A Cappella viral videos.

Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld

March 10th, 2021  |  12 mins 18 secs

Guest host Rabbi - Cantor Hillary Chorny offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi Chorny's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.

Passover Prep 2021: Exploring the Haggadah & Seder with Rabbis Rembaum and Chorny

March 10th, 2021  |  45 mins 39 secs

Rabbi Joel Rembaum in conversation with Rabbi Hillary Chorny shares his insights into the history of the Haggadah and the Pesah seder. Learn about the evolution of traditions both ancient and contemporary as our rabbi emeritus gives an entertaining tour through the upcoming holiday.

Passover Prep 2021: Music of Passover Part 1

March 3rd, 2021  |  52 mins 1 sec

From parody to poetry, from Trope to Tal, Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny takes you on a tour of Passover music and liturgy as it’s evolved from medieval manuscripts to A Cappella viral videos.

Are You Coming Back? - A Personal Conversation About The Jewish Future With Senator Joe Lieberman

March 1st, 2021  |  32 mins 30 secs

In this wide ranging conversation, Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny talks with Senator Joe Lieberman an American politician, lobbyist and attorney who served as a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2000 election.

Senator Lieberman describes himself as an "observant" Jew. Since the death in 1967 of his grandmother, a deeply religious immigrant, he found renewed interest in religious observance. Senator Lieberman refers to himself as "observant", as opposed to Orthodox, because he doesn't follow the strict Orthodox code and doesn't want to offend the Orthodox. He and his wife keep a kosher home and observe Shabbat.

Are You Coming Back? - A Personal Conversation About The Jewish Future With Abigail Pogrebin

February 22nd, 2021  |  49 mins 50 secs

In this wide ranging conversation, Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny talks with Abigail Pogrebin, the author of three books including the most recent, “My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew,” which was a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award. She is also the author of “Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish,” for which she interviewed everyone from Ruth Bader Ginsberg to Steven Spielberg about their Jewish identity — a book that was adapted for the Off-Broadway stage. A former producer for 60 Minutes, Abby anchors her own interview series at the JCC in Manhattan (she’s interviewed Sec. of State Madeline Albright, Malcolm Gladwell, Nora Ephron, Roxane Gay, Jonathan Safran Foer, and many others) and also moderates conversations for The Streicker Center, Shalom Hartman Institute, and UJA Federation. She is the Immediate Past President of Central Synagogue in New York City, whose senior rabbi, Angela Buchdahl, is the first Asian-American to be ordained in America.

Are You Coming Back? - A Personal Conversation About The Jewish Future With Chava Mirel

February 8th, 2021  |  59 mins 30 secs

In this wide ranging conversation, Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny talks with Chava Mirel an internationally touring singer, guitarist, composer, recording artist, spiritual leader and activist. Performing in Folk, World Music, Jazz and other genres, Chava imbues her music with the universal themes of hope, caring, connection, inclusion, and womens and environmental issues.

An award-winning Jewish music composer, Chava provides outstanding artist-in-residence services at congregations from coast to coast. She has been featured on the Plenary Stage at Union of Reform Judaism Biennial Convention, and her compositions have been included in compilations and songbooks throughout the Jewish world. She is a recent alumnus of Hadar Institute’s Rising Song Fellowship, and her voice has been featured on multiple recordings by other Jewish musical artists that have gained popularity across denominations.

Shabbath Teaching: Misphatim

February 6th, 2021  |  27 mins 38 secs

Rabbi Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on February 6, 2021.

Special Trope: Advanced Chanting - Intro to Shir HaShirim

February 2nd, 2021  |  40 mins 8 secs

Join Cantor Chorny for an exploration of the special trope system used to chant the scrolls that we read on festivals and fasts.

This class was conducted via Zoom on February 2, 2021